The ruins at night were quiet and eerie, and Bai Er's footsteps lightly stepped on the shattered sand and stones, making a slight movement.

In the hidden corner, there was a little bolder thing with curious eyes, looking at this behemoth that had not been seen in the past.

Bai E walked along the faintly visible main road, watching the progress on the panel grow bit by bit.

0.2%……

0.3%……

0.5%……

1%……

Incredibly slow.

Does this mean that this ruin could be very large?

Or "small" ruins......

Bai E was slandered in his heart, walked out of a corner, and suddenly his spirit was shocked.

The monotonous ruins were still ruins, but somewhere around the corner there was a row of translucent words that only he could see—

【Abandoned and Broken Bar】(Occupiable)) (Can be repaired)

[You are exploring the target relic functional area, current exploration level: 10.7%. 】

The progress has suddenly increased by a large margin!

When Bai Er stared intently, a more detailed explanation appeared one by one under that line of big words-

[Hint: You've found the Borderlands, an abandoned and broken pub.] Current Status: Occupiable, Repairable. The Borderlands had been abandoned for years, losing the effect it should have. However, the silhouette of time and space records its best days, as long as you can find all the supplies you need (100 drinks, 3 waiters, 1 manager) and complete the restoration of the main body of the building, you can put it back into use. 】

[Bar: As a place to exchange information, it can occasionally be used to publish and complete commissions. (Required: Regional Reputation Level 1)]

[Bar: Due to the frequent arrival of many tourists from all over the world and the exchange of various effective information, it can occasionally attract some special people with a certain "strength...... (Required: Faction Reputation Level 2, Region Reputation Level 2)]

“……”

Bai Er's complexion, which had seen the explanation in detail, became a little strange for a while.

This is...... Do you want me to go farming?

Exploring the relics and developing forces turned out to be two complementary development routes.

OK.

Bai E continued to move forward, just taking the clue......

He doesn't even need to remember.

Just like the ruins of the Internet root server that we explored last time, the map on the panel directly marks the location and size of the ruins in the form of a three-dimensional picture with light blue lines, and you can view it whenever you want.

Continuing along the main road, Baie found more abandoned buildings-

【Abandoned and Broken Vehicle Repair Shop】

【Abandoned and damaged freshwater treatment plant】

【Abandoned and damaged food production plant】

【Abandoned and dilapidated power plant】

【Abandoned and dilapidated steel factory】

【Abandoned and dilapidated market】

……

With each discovery, the progress of the ruins skyrocketed.

The scale of the ruins of this town is far from impressive compared to the core city of the Golden Age, but the sparrows are small and have all the organs.

There is almost a force to be found here...... Or all the functional buildings needed for the life of a group.

But the scrapped and broken version.

Functionality that wants to put them back into use requires the critical resources they need first.

For example, a power plant needs at least 3 generators.

Food production plants, which require at least 1 production line and 3 planting bases...... And so on and so forth.

As he walked, Bai Er suddenly remembered what the homeless elder Kild had said before-take refuge.

If...... Suppose one day you leave the barracks, or even the city.

In other words, even if he did not leave the barracks and the city, it seems that he could not secretly develop his own armed forces.

Now that the underground warehouse built by the player is too close to the Black Street and the barracks, a miniature base is of course no problem, but it wants to be bigger...... Location is the biggest obstacle.

Neither the local snakes in the black streets nor the military will sit idly by and watch an unknown force build all kinds of infrastructure in the vicinity with such fanfare.

This place...... Seems pretty good.

Materials, knowledge, people......

The most important thing is people!

Talent! More talent!

Combat and tactical talents like Kuang Xin and Dai Lian.

Management talent like Gong Yan.

A tech talent like Zhou Wenjie.

Only when there are people can there be everything.

Rough thinking flashed through Bai Er's mind, and he didn't think too deeply.

The strength of himself and the player is still very weak, and I don't know what the future of this group of outcasts will look like.

If you have the chance, maybe you can let them start developing from here.

And for now......

Bai Er's figure stopped.

He was already far away from the place where everyone was resting, spanning more than a dozen blocks, and even if there was anyone who was just curious to follow him, he should have gone back a long time ago.

But until now, he is still following behind him...... It means "ulterior motives".

Bai E said softly, "Come out." ”

Behind a broken wall in the distance, two small figures came out of the post-period.

"Big ...... My lord. ”

"Lord Bai'e."

Murphy and Kiroran shouted softly.

Bai Er turned around and looked at the two of them a little helplessly through the dim moonlight, "After a day of traveling, are you not tired?" ”

"We just want to see what the adults are doing......"

Bai E shook his head slightly, "I'm just going to see if there are any resources that can be recycled...... Okay, it's okay, let's go back. ”

After all...... The progress is full.

[You have completed all the puzzle pieces of Ruins Exploration, current Exploration Level: 100%. 】

There are no additional rewards, except that the lines of the entire abandoned town are outlined on the panels, waiting to be rebuilt one day.

Watching Bai E slowly walk in front of him, Kiroran's big eyes looked up at Bai E, and his eyes were full of worship.

"Did you find anything?"

"It's all been moved."

It has been hundreds of years since the end of that golden age, when all resources were scarce and precious, and those who could be removed from the ruins have long since been moved.

Even some fixed facilities that are difficult to move have been divided and taken away, you know, for countless ordinary people in this era, even the steel smelted in the old era is an unimaginable high-tech product.

Bai E shook his head slightly, his gaze swept over the silent ruins in the dark, and his tone was a little regretful, "It's just...... It's a shame. ”

Can't be used...... What a loss.

There is a reason why it was chosen to be the location of a town in the past, the land is still fertile, and there is living water not far away.

If there are manpower and resources, it may not be possible to rebuild and utilize them.

But the premise is that it can withstand all possible malice in the wilderness -

From the bugs, from the mechanical rebels, from the orcs...... Even from other humans.

In fact, there is a lot of land that can be used in this era, and it is a truly sparsely populated era.

If it's some small settlements...... For example, in the underground area similar to the wind-eroded karst cave, the homeless group maintains a low-tech primitive life, and may be able to survive for a long time with luck.

But if you really want to develop industry, you want to create a future of your own...... Then without a tall city wall like Blackwater City and a perfect military establishment protection, almost all of them will die in infancy.

Bugs will subconsciously look for any place where there is a large concentration of biomass.

The Mechanical Rebels instinctively collect all the mineral resources they can gather.

Orcs will find ways to make trouble and find a fight.

Mankind...... They will try to take the fruits of other people's hard work for nothing.

Not all, but often.

It's a shame.

It's a shame to be able to only cower in the high castle and drool at the huge world.

"Maybe adults can try it?" Killoran followed Bai Er's gaze and looked at the ruins in the dark.

The ruins of the city had a unique beauty of order in her eyes.

Urban planning in the Golden Age was always so rational and beautiful.

Under her inadvertent distraction, everything in front of her seemed to be restored to its original perfection in a rapid time lapse.

She saw the rubble on the ground leap back onto the roof.

She saw the broken iron frame return to its place.

She saw the shattered signs hanging back on the eaves facing the street.

She saw the crashing device rise to its feet.

Time speaks for itself.

The glory of the past has not been completely forgotten.

Even though she had never seen that so-called golden age with her own eyes, she was just looking at the traces left by that era, as if she had traveled through time and space, tracing back to the best of times in the long river of time.

Right before her eyes, everything was back to its best appearance.

Bright colored lights flickered around, and the whole person seemed to be in the sound of people passing through.

Momentarily intoxicated.

"It's so beautiful......"

She murmured softly.

"What?" Murphy thought he had misheard.

Kiroran blinked, and the visions that seemed like fantasies vanished in an instant.

Since she was a child, her thinking has been very divergent, her imagination is rich, and she can always think of something that she has seen before......

She used to struggle with it, but she got used to it.

"Shh~"

Bai Er suddenly spoke, and put his index finger in front of his lips.

There is movement.

Gently and quietly, as if afraid to attract your own attention.

Just behind the wall on his side.

Bai E moved his steps slightly, invisibly blocking the two children behind him.

This...... What is it again?

"Shhh

Hideous bone claws pierced out of the darkness like sharp swords, and Bai Er, who was engrossed, picked up the bladed machine gun that had been hanging from his waist and greeted him.

"Bell, bell!"

The clash of bone blades and war blades makes a sound like the striking of blades of steel.

After blocking the first wave of attacks launched by the other party, Bai Er took a few steps backwards with the child before he could see the full picture of the monster in front of him.

A ...... Gray, spider?

Spiders bigger than people!

And not one.

The spider that launched the attack was only the first pioneer to blow the horn, and more gray-white figures quietly appeared from all corners of the ruins, and for a time they were extremely infiltrating.

Before you know it, these things ...... Surrounded by yourself?

This ruin, there are guard monsters?!

(End of chapter)